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Smarter Family: App Happy, Learning Through Technology

It seems that just about any kid is excited to learn and study when technology is involved. From websites to smartphones, tablets and even video games, there are so many new and exciting options for parents out there to share with their school-aged children right now. Here are some I have tried out or read about, which have been well reviewed recently:

Get your kids excited to study with apps like Mental Case, "the study app," which uses flash-cards to help inspire them, or through websites likefunbrain.com, which provides games and tools for parents to make learning math and reading fun for little ones. For older kids, check out sites like mathplayground.com which provides fun, hands-on learning for 1st- 6th grades, and even offers algebra and geometry help.

And last but certainly not least, to help keep yourself happy through the busy back-to-school time, check out the iRewardChart, an award-winning iPad app that aims to motivate kids to help out with chores and taking responsibility by giving them rewards for a job well done, like "one hour of TV" or "allowance money." Parents can easily keep track of kids progress, and their rewards, without relying on a boring old sticker board. (I know my little one loses interest in THAT thing after 1 day; I've tried it about 9 times!)

Do your kids use websites and apps to learn? Do you have any to share?

Awesome thanks for the info. I love the Letter School app on iPad!!! It has gotten my son into wanting to write letters and I couldn't be more excited! I love Monkey Preschool and Dr Panda games. Also love the Scholastic apps

Yes my daughter uses websites to learn and do her homework on. My DD is in the 3rd grade and instead of sending home regular homework assignments, but daughter has to read for at least 15 minutes and do math work at least 15 minutes per night which is 30 minutes if homework. Of course we have been doing more. They want the kids to start taking responsiblity to do their own assignments and they get choose to what they do for their homework. I have never heard of this before and this is the first year all the 3rd grade teachers are doing this. Thanks for the info!

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